The Beet Queen | Activities :&: Classroom Projects

Fun Classroom Activities

The 20 enjoyable, interactive classroom activities that are included will help your students understand the text in amusing ways. Fun Classroom Activities include group projects, games, critical thinking activities, brainstorming sessions, writing poems, drawing or sketching, and more that will allow your students to interact with each other, be creative, and ultimately grasp key concepts from the text by "doing" rather than simply studying.

1. Map

Plot the characters' activities on a map of the United States. Which characters stay in the same town their whole lives? Which characters travel?

2. Polish noodle soup

According to Mary in chapter 7, Pete's Polish noodle soup was directly responsible for saving Chez Sita from disaster on its opening night. Find a recipe for Polish noodle soup and make a big kettle of it to share with the class.

3. Diorama

Using the setting described in "The...
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